I remember when I first checked out this anime out of curiosity and for a fix on a new sports anime. When I first saw the first episode, my first thought was "I'm suppose to be cheering for this guy?". Seriously, with a face like that, I thought Hiruma was an antagonist of this story. So then I thought in the second episode he's a good guy but real sadistic, and it seemed so but more and more episodes came and well...HE'S THE BEST ANIME CHARACTER I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!